Cllr for Cardonald ward, @GlasgowCC , Recovering postie @CWUnews, @cwu_scotland, @PTTPGlasgow, I write a bit @m_star_online
Joined January 2010
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Jun 7
Light is the best disinfectant and all that.
Would also be a hoot of course.
Last summer I raised the proposition of two changes to FOI law.
One was the extension of FOI law to political parties in relation to the murky world of candidate selection, policy influence and to funding- all of which there are clear public interest cases for. (1/x)
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Jun 5
"WHY CAN'T THE PLEBS JUST BE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR GRUEL?!?"
Jun 5
All in Westminster agree that the ācost-of-living crisisā is, by far, the biggest political topic of the moment. It is better understood as a ācost-of-treats crisisā economist.com/britain/2026/0ā¦
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May 28
Rab Paterson: A life dedicated to peace, trade unionism and liberation
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May 28
A terrific advert for the peopleās paper ā the only one of those five owned by its readers.
One of the five newspapers provided in the Senedd's Members' area was founded by the Communist Party.
A signal of why economic growth in Wales has been so abysmal for the last 27 years?
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May 25
Alan Milburn is advising the Labour government to 'reform' welfare to get young people into work. But where are the jobs? On @LBC earlier today.
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May 23
Hunterās claim obviously complete bollocks.
Nodding dog is station owner Baron Haughey - Labour donor & Jackie Baillie funder whose threat to withdraw funding was key to ousting R Leonard.
Scottish Labour now occupy a building held by an offshore company controlled by his son.
May 21
āWe can get 250 people in a room at Gleneagles who are paying 60% of all the income tax in Scotland, and then we've got Ross Greer saying, ātax the richāā
On Sundayās episode of The Go Radio Business Show, Sir Tom Hunter and Lord Willie Haughey reacted to the Sunday Times Rich List, wealth creators leaving Britain, and why they believe Scotland needs more entrepreneurs, not fewer.
Watch the full episode now on Go Radioās YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts. š§
In association with @BarclaysHampden
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Matt Kerr retweeted
May 22
It is simply not the case that 250 people pay 60% of all the income tax in Scotland @SirTomHunter.
This is a false claim that should be corrected. Hereās why š§µ
May 21
āWe can get 250 people in a room at Gleneagles who are paying 60% of all the income tax in Scotland, and then we've got Ross Greer saying, ātax the richāā
On Sundayās episode of The Go Radio Business Show, Sir Tom Hunter and Lord Willie Haughey reacted to the Sunday Times Rich List, wealth creators leaving Britain, and why they believe Scotland needs more entrepreneurs, not fewer.
Watch the full episode now on Go Radioās YouTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts. š§
In association with @BarclaysHampden
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Matt Kerr retweeted
May 22
Most British households were private renters at the start of the 20th century but very few were by the 1970s because government policy made landlordism much less attractive and made alternatives widely available - owner occupation and council housing. It was a great achievement.
May 21
Surprise, surprise @wesstreeting is on @BBCr4today bashing landlords. Iāve got news for you mate, we canāt have a āproductive nationā without people having homes, so if you want to tax Landlords to hell, Iād build some alternative accommodation first ācos youāre going to need it.
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May 22
"As well as an economic advantage, I believe my children should have an educational advantage over others"
May 21
'I have eight restaurants, and I couldnāt afford to send my kids to private school now'
Hutchesonsā Grammar and the slow unravelling of Scotlandās private school model š
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š„« Ā£28,000 RAISED THIS SEASON! š
An incredible Ā£28,439.21 has been raised this season to support food provision across Dundee š©·
Huge thanks to every volunteer, partner, supporter & our sponsors @CWUScotland ā your solidarity has been amazing š¤
#HungerDoesntWearClubColours
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May 17
Such a disappointing misrepresentation of the meeting I attended yesterday. There was a wide ranging discussion of the failed election campaign and there is a difference between a position of seeing nothing to gain from an immediate change of leadership and unqualified support.
May 17
A Labour source told the Record that Saturday's meeting of the party's Scottish executive committee had endorsed Sarwar to "crack on with our support".
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politā¦
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Matt Kerr retweeted
May 16
Experts assessment of Wes Streetingās record. āWes Streeting's record is not one of change or reform, but of political opportunism and hostility to the health service he was trusted to protect.ā
Source: Keep Our NHS Public
Shared via the Google app search.app/YbV4zdMykRmVCdQD7
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May 13
A thought or two for any putative Labour leaders going forward.
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We've crossed the incredible Ā£10,000 line! š„³
Huge Congratulations to @_Matt_Kerr & the Biggest THANK YOU from the CWUHA
We cannot stress how much we appreciate the support we've received this week.
#CWUHA #deliveringsmiles
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May 12
Scottish politics should cut a deal to deal to shut this man out of any corridor of power.
May 12
EXC: Scottish Labour donor and peer urges his party and the SNP to cut Budget deal to shut out the Greens.
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politā¦
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May 12
As aside, the number of resignations is a great demonstration of the sheers scale of the payroll vote in our parliaments.
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May 12
There is something poetic about Starmer being subject to the same resignation parade he was once so willing to perform in himself a decade ago.
Bye bye.
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May 12
The current Labour crisis was always the likely outcome from the scorched earth policy applied after Starmer won the leadership promising continuity with Corbyn's manifesto. Its authors knowingly destroyed Labour and judged it a price worth paying for purging the left.
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May 7
The Morning Starās Scotland reporter sets off on 500-mile bike ride in support of CWU Humanitarian Aid
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